Methods and systems for determining and controlling glycemic responses
AssigneeAtkins Nutritionals, Inc.
InventorsJon R Anfinsen, Thomas Wolever, Matthew Spolar, Elinor Hitchner, Paul D. Wolff
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method of determining a standard comestible Equivalent Glycemic Load of a dietary comestible comprising: (a) establishing a reliable glycemic response index for a standard comestible, wherein the index correlates glycemic response with glycemic load; (b) determining the glycemic response produced by a dietary comestible, and (c) identifying the standard comestible glycemic load from the index which is correlated with the glycemic response of the dietary comestible.
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A method for determining a standard comestible Equivalent Glycemic Load of a dietary comestible, the method comprising:
- (a) establishing a reliable glycemic response index for a standard comestible, wherein said index correlates standard comestible glycemic response with standard comestible glycemic load, wherein said standard comestible glycemic load is in terms of a uniform unit of said standard comestible;
- (b) determining the glycemic response produced by a dietary comestible, and
- (c) identifying the standard comestible glycemic load from said index which is correlated with said glycemic response of said dietary comestible, wherein the identified standard comestible glycemic load is the standard comestible Equivalent Glycemic Load of the dietary comestible,
- wherein the dietary comestible is a manufactured and/or processed comestible.
A method of classifying a dietary comestible according to a standard comestible Equivalent Glycemic Load, comprising:
- (a) establishing a reliable glycemic response index for a standard comestible, wherein said index correlates standard comestible glycemic response with standard comestible glycemic load, wherein said standard comestible glycemic load is in terms of a uniform unit of said standard comestible;
- (b) determining the glycemic response produced by a dietary comestible;
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- (c) identifying the standard comestible glycemic load from said index which is correlated with said glycemic response of said dietary comestible, wherein the identified standard comestible glycemic load is the standard comestible Equivalent Glycemic Load of the dietary comestible,
- whereby said dietary comestible is classified according to a standard comestible Equivalent Glycemic Load,
- wherein the dietary comestible is a manufactured and/or processed comestible.
A method of controlling blood glucose levels in an individual comprising:
- (a) identifying a dietary comestible by a standard comestible Equivalent Glycemic Load, comprising:
- (i) establishing a reliable glycemic response index for a standard comestible, wherein said index correlates standard comestible glycemic response with standard comestible glycemic load, wherein said standard comestible glycemic load is in terms of a uniform unit of said standard comestible,
- (ii) determining the glycemic response produced by said dietary comestible, and
- (iii) identifying the standard comestible glycemic load from said index which is correlated with said glycemic response of said dietary comestible, wherein the identified standard comestible glycemic load is the standard comestible Equivalent Glycemic Load of the dietary comestible;
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- (b) including a dietary comestible which has a selected standard comestible Equivalent Glycemic Load in the diet of said individual,
- whereby the blood glucose levels of said individual is controlled.
A computer readable, non-transitory storage medium comprising instructions that when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to:
- (a) establish a reliable glycemic response index for a standard comestible, wherein said index correlates standard comestible glycemic response with standard comestible glycemic load, wherein said standard comestible glycemic load is in terms of a uniform unit of said standard comestible;
- (b) determine the glycemic response produced by a dietary comestible, and
- (c) identify the standard comestible glycemic load from said index which is correlated with said glycemic response of said dietary comestible, wherein the identified standard comestible glycemic load is the standard comestible Equivalent Glycemic Load of the dietary comestible.
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